ROARS Net Awards 2023: Details from ROARS Chairman Peter Gavin: 31st March 2023
“It is with pleasure that I am able to announce the members who have attended the Thursday Net for 20 or more times this year from April 2022 to March 2023.
Mike M6MPC is obviously top of the list as our net controller. Many thanks for your efforts during the year Mike it is very much appreciated by all of us.
Top of the participants this year and the winner is Tim Strickland G4EOA with 42
Tim G4EOA 42
Robin G3OGP 38
Ken Lax GW3VVL 34
Peter M0URL 30
Tiel PA3KGR 29
Ian G4JKD 21
Mike G0CHV 21
Well done to you all,” a sterling effort”.
Thanks to everyone who joined the Nets during the year.
Very 73
Peter
Main ROARS Net on Thursdays
This takes place every Thursday night at 19.00 local on 3507kHz or 7017 Khz and is run by our Web Meister Mike Carter M6MPC. Each person that calls in will be given a QRY number. The net starts with Tintwhistle weather followed by a passage from the Maritime Union Magazine in Dutch and English plus a block of mixed 5-digit code groups. Then Mike sets the members three questions appertaining to our time at sea. Each member is then called in turn to give their weather, answers to the questions and any other pertinent information. If conditions on 3507kHz/7017Khz for the weekly Thursday 19.00 net are very poor such as long skip where no UK stations are readable then Mike M6MPC will revert to Top Band 1827kHz and call there. Check on WhatsApp Group before sked for QRG changes
ROARS Rag Chew Sked on Tuesdays
The following sked is to encourage more members to go on the air for a leisurely CW chat as we used to do during a slack watch at sea. This will provide an on-air meeting place and time to connect with colleagues/friends. Please note that this is not really a Net as there will be no Net Controller. As a matter of courtesy, QSOs should proceed at the speed of the slower operator. Once a QSO is established please QSY Up or down to make room for others to make a call.
SKED DETAIL Tuesdays 1000 – 1100 Local time. Call Freqs: 3538/3565 kHz or 7017 kHz. Call format: CQ ROA DE MYCALL. Exchange: RST + Op Name + QSY +/- kHz. Call Speed: What you are comfortable with. (Speed of slower Operator) Topics: Your choice of Topic. So, Lads roll up your sleeves, dust down those keys and light up the airwaves with your CW QSOs!
Signals pretty good again tonight, but I had keying difficulties – either rig relay or something else. Will fix soonest.On tonight’s Net were the following :-G0ELZ Bill fm LiverpoolG4EOA Tim fm HastingsG3GMS Mike fm Whitley BayGW3VVL Ken fm Crew Green WalesM0URL Peter fm Yateley HantsG3OGP Robin fm Billingshurst SussexEI3KO Mike fm LimerickSent Tintwistle WXSent QTC fm Union Mag “Telegraph”Sent Navigational WarningSent some mixed codeSent Joke fm Over 70’s Joke Book3 Questions :-Q1 – You are QTO ZLW bnd VID where from, where to? (Wellington to Darwin)Q2 – How many sets of batteries did your Ship Radio Station have? ( I was on A/C ships so one set only, but others usuallyhad 2 sets, especially GTZM D/C ships)Q3 – What modernisation of UK Light Houses happened years ago? (Automatically operated, no keepers)Some good answers tonight, but a couple of op s had local QRM making it difficult to RX me.
Peter/M0URL
Mike/M6MPC
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Net report for Thursday 28th September from Mike Carter
Signals pretty good again tonight, but I had keying difficulties – either rig relay or something else. Will fix soonest.
On tonight’s Net were the following :-
G0ELZ Bill fm Liverpool
G4EOA Tim fm Hastings
G3GMS Mike fm Whitley Bay
GW3VVL Ken fm Crew Green Wales
M0URL Peter fm Yateley Hants
G3OGP Robin fm Billingshurst Sussex
EI3KO Mike fm Limerick
Sent Tintwistle WX
Sent QTC fm Union Mag “Telegraph”
Sent Navigational Warning
Sent some mixed code
Sent Joke fm Over 70’s Joke Book
3 Questions :-
Q1 – You are QTO ZLW bnd VID where from, where to? (Wellington to Darwin)
Q2 – How many sets of batteries did your Ship Radio Station have? ( I was on A/C ships so one set only, but others usually had 2 sets, especially GTZM D/C ships)
Q3 – What modernisation of UK Light Houses happened years ago? (Automatically operated, no keepers)
Some good answers tonight, but a couple of op s had local QRM making it difficult to RX me.
Net report for Thursday 14th September 2023 from Mike Carter
Good signals again tonight, most coming up to 599 or 59+.
On tonight’s Net were the following :-
G0ELZ Bill fm Liverpool
G4EOA Tim fm Hastings
EI3ER Tom fm Galway
G3OGP Robin fm Billingshurst Sussex
M0URL Peter fm Yateley Hants
G0CHV Mike fm Morecambe
PA3KGR Tiel fm Pijnacker
EI3KO Mike fm Limerick
MW0UTT Colin fm Llanfair
G3GMS Mike fm Whitley Bay
Sent Tintwistle WX
Sent QTC fm Union Mag “Telegraph” in Dutch, then another in English diff subject
Sent Navigational Warning
Sent some mixed code
Sent Joke fm Over 70’s Joke Book
3 Questions :-
Q1 – You are QTO DHS bnd YUR where from, where to? (Ruegen to Rijeka (Yugoslavia then)
Q2 – Getting orders for slow steaming round the Cape is usually from/to? (Gulf to Lands End for orders or Europe)
Q3 – What Marine Radio Station was in Southwest Ireland? (Valentia/EJK)
Some good answers tonight but no one got Rijeka just Yugoslavia.
Net report for Thursday 14th September 2023 from Mike Carter
Very good conditions tonight with very good signals indeed.
On tonight’s Net were the following :-
G0ELZ Bill fm Liverpool
2E0CPF Clive fm Sale Cheshire
G4EOA Tim fm Hastings
G0CHV Mike fm Morecambe
G3OGP Robin fm Billingshurst Sussex
M0URL Peter fm Yateley Hants
EI3KO Mike fm Limerick
G3GMS Mike fm Whitley Bay
Sent Tintwistle WX
Sent QTC fm Union Mag “Telegraph”
Sent Navigational Warning
Sent some mixed code
Sent Joke fm Over 70’s Joke Book3
Questions :-
Q1 – You are QTO TFA bnd OXJ where from, where to? (Reykjavik to Torshavn Faroes)
Q2 – What famous Light House is close in to Land’s End? (Longships)
Q3 – Coming out of Red Sea southbound, which city is on your Port side? (Aden)
Some good answers again tonight. Memories coming back!
Net report for Thursday 7th September from Mike Carter
Good conditions tonight with most signals being around 599 or over. Slight QRM, but got rid of.
On tonight’s Net, were the following :-
G0ELZ Bill fm Liverpool
G4EOA Tim fm Hastings
GW3VVL Ken fm Crew Green Wales
2E0CPF Clive fm Sale Cheshire
G3OGP Robin fm Billingshurst Sussex
PA3KGR Tiel fm Pijnacker
EI3ER Tom fm Galway
G3GMS Mike fm Whitley Bay
Sent Tintwistle WX
Sent QTC fm Union Mag “Telegraph” in Dutch, then another in English, diff subject
Sent Navigational Warning
Sent some mixed code
Sent Joke fm over 70’s Joke Book3
Questions :-
Q1 – You are QTO WLO bnd XFA where from, where to? (Mobile to Acapulco)
Q2 – What straits in Indonesia, has Little Krakatoa Volcano in the middle? (Sunda)
Q3 If your ship is going to French Congo, what local coast station would you use? (Banana Radio/9PA)
Some good answers tonight, but no one got Q3.